Lexie Dryden of Autism SA (South Australia) explains their history and mission and why CPI training has become central to the org’s policies, procedures, and culture.

Cori Boney and Courtney Wiher explain how Florida’s Marion County School District achieved dramatic reductions in restraint and seclusion through CPI training.

Julie Hyland of Music & Memory® explains how the program helps people living with cognitive challenges find renewed meaning and connection through the gift of personalized music.

Special educator Pattie Steele explains how providing activities that involve creative thinking and expression can stimulate student participation and excellence in ways far beyond standardized testing.

Three members of Milwaukee Public Schools’ Violence Prevention Team delve into hot topics like social and emotional learning, trauma-sensitive schools, and restorative practices and justice.

Author Sue Scheff talks about her latest book, Shame Nation: The Global Epidemic of Online Hate, and how it empowers readers to take charge of their digital lives.

Professor of Special Education Reece Peterson of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln talks about his groundbreaking study A Review of Crisis Intervention Training Programs for Schools.

Nurse educator Sara Holland of Virginia Mason Hospital describes how one year of CPI training helped the facility achieve a 61% reduction in emergency team response calls to combative behavior.

Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports expert Cyndi Pitonyak talks about how this evidence-based approach improves schools by reinforcing positive behaviors rather than punishing negative ones.

Unrestrained, Episode 43–Denise Esson, an employment counselor with Ontario’s Employment Services Elgin, talks about how CPI training has become central to managing the culture and environment at the agency.

Podcast host Terry Vittone introduces De-Escalation Tales, true stories told by CPI Certified Instructors about successfully de-escalating challenging behavior on the job.

Former Wisconsin governor and author Martin J. Schreiber discusses My Two Elaines, his recent book about learning, coping and surviving as an Alzheimer’s caregiver for his wife.

AlGene Caraulia Sr. and Jr. discuss the founding of CPI and why the values of Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security℠ are central to the identity and mission of the organization.

Becky Eckhardt, Student Services Director and Michele Brand, 6-12 At-Risk Coordinator, discuss the positive effects of CPI training at Nebraska’s South Sioux City Community Schools.

Unrestrained, Episode 38 –Candace Burckhardt, special education coordinator with Indigo Education, explains how CPI’s Flex blended learning option has been successful at charter schools.

Diana Graber, a recognized expert in digital literacy, talks about teaching kids the responsibilities of digital citizenship.

Check out this podcast to learn how the television show Little House on the Prairie and its themes of compassion, forgiveness, and inclusion inspired the founders of Ontario’s Little House Residential Care Services Inc., a treatment center for troubled kids.

Bob Durand, practice leader for healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente, talks about how CPI training helps them eliminate injuries in their San Francisco emergency department.

Jeff Holland, quality assurance manager at the Pine Hills Youth Correctional Facility, describes how CPI de-escalation techniques improve safety for staff and residents.

Kyle Schwartz, third-grade teacher and author of I Wish My Teacher Knew: How One Question Can Change Everything for Our Kids, explains the concept behind her book and Twitter sensation.

Back in 1999, Ross Ellis founded Love Our Children USA℠, an organization and website created to prevent child abuse and fight all forms of violence against children. The organization went on to become a national nonprofit leader and go-to prevention resource, offering effective parenting solutions to behaviors that keep kids from reaching their full potential.

Lori Blaire & Carolyn Garrett of Tender Touch Rehab Services discuss how Dementia Care Specialist training gives clinicians a new focus on remaining abilities and a treatment foundation that’s practical, measurable, and provides better outcomes.

Social service specialist Toby Estler of Telecare, a locked psychiatric unit in Washington, talks about the positive outcomes related to CPI training and techniques, including dramatic decreases in rates of restraint and seclusion.

Unrestrained, Episode 29 – Carleen Doucet, crisis interventionist for the Lafayette Parish School System, explains how CPI training and techniques have made schools safer by improving the outcomes associated with challenging student behavior.

Unrestrained, Episode 28 – Amy Acherman, CPI’s Director of Research and Development, talks about the history, evolution and benefits of eLearning, as well as the development and features of CPI’s Flex eLearning program.